NYC jail watchdog group warns new Rikers high-security unit is ‘keg of dynamite’
The Department of Correction took heat from an oversight board for quietly creating a new Rikers high-security unit that may ...
Inside a Rikers Island Kitchen, Dull Knives and Critical Jobs
As New York City’s troubled jail complex tries to improve its food, the people who cook there see a higher mission.
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Rikers opens wellness center, including ‘serenity room,’ for correction officers
New York’s Department of Corrections has opened a wellness center for guards ... on Rikers, according to a news release. “Having these resources available to them on-island will better support ...
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Opinion: A Rikers receiver must have the power to close it
For nearly a decade, a federal judge has been pushing to end abuse and violence in the jails on Rikers Island. With chronic staffing shortages ... that are run by clinical professionals alongside ...
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Community leaders angry, claiming city has not included them in discussion over new Chinatown jail
The glitzy glossy renderings are part of the city's plan to shut down Rikers Island, which caught community leaders off guard Wednesday night. "This was totally blind siding us," said community ...
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How Rikers Island Jail In New York City Actually Works
He was incarcerated on Rikers Island when he was 16 and returned when he was 19. Guzman discusses the conditions inside the New York City jail complex. He mentions corrupt guards, gang-controlled ...
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Federal Judge Tells New York City To Brace for Takeover of Rikers After Contempt Finding
A federal judge has ordered New York City to draft plans to hand over management of its Rikers Island ... officials and prison guard unions to efforts to clean up the island jail.